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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Brandy Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brandy Hills and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Brandy Hills:
- 38.446700, -77.598300
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Brandy Hills
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Stafford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stafford County
- Since Brandy Hills is near Fauquier County and also Spotsylvania County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fauquier County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Spotsylvania County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Brandy Hills
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brandy Hills ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Cool River
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cool River is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool River
- Deep Run
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Deep Run is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Run
- Diamond Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Diamond Park is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Park
- Eagles Nest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Eagles Nest is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest
- Goldvein
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ivyglen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ivyglen is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivyglen
- Kings Grant
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Kings Grant is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Grant
- Lake Arrowhead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Arrowhead is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arrowhead
- Long Branch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Long Branch is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Queens Guard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Queens Guard is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Guard
- Rosedale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rosedale is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Roseville Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Roseville Heights is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville Heights
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Seven Lakes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Seven Lakes is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Lakes
- Skidmore Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Skidmore Corner is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skidmore Corner
- Skyline Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Skyline Hills is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Hills
- Walnut Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Walnut Ridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge
How Far From Brandy Hills to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Brandy Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Brandy Hills and extending to:
- Stafford, which is the Seat of Stafford County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Brandy Hills to Stafford, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 63 miles [101.4 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 43 miles [69.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,940 miles [9,559.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,645 miles [10,694.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,522 miles [7,277.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brandy Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Brandy Hills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brandy Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4467, Longitude: -77.5983 In this case, the coordinates for Brandy Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.247 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.776 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.12 degrees. |
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